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Twelve Tomorrows Sci-fi Stories Selected for “Best of” Anthologies
February 19, 2019
Neil Clarke will include three stories from Twelve Tomorrows in his Best Science Fiction of the Year collection: Ken Liu, “Byzantine Empathy” Elizabeth Bear, “Okay Glory” Alastair Reynolds, “Different Seas” Clarke’s collection, the fourth in the series, will appear in July 2019. Previously, Bear’s “Okay Glory” and SL Huang’s Twelve Tomorrows story “The Woman Who Destroyed Us,” were chosen by Jonathan Strahan for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 13, to be published in April 2019.
In Memoriam: Theodore K. Rabb
February 11, 2019
It is with deep regret that we acknowledge the passing of Theodore K. Rabb (1937–2019), who was one the founding editors of the Journal of Interdisciplinary History and edited the publication for over four decades.
Knowledge Futures Group Collaborates on Met x Microsoft x MIT Hackathon
February 5, 2019
Last night, the Knowledge Futures Group, along with partners at MIT Open Learning, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Microsoft, hosted an invitation-only hackathon in Boston to add metadata to a collection of art that the MET has made openly available online.
Explaining Policy Process in the United States and China
January 24, 2019
Read an excerpt from the Foreword to ‘Titans of the Climate’ by by John P. Holdren. This timely book illuminates the stakes of America and China’s climate policies: the superpower polluters must find a way to live together to avoid dying together.
How Old Companies Survive and Thrive: 6 Lessons for Longevity and Success from IBM
January 22, 2019
James W. Cortada, author of IBM: The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon, describes six lessons for corporate longevity.
A Resolution for Connection
January 17, 2019
A Resolution for Connection: Adapting tech to strengthen relationships.
Spaceflight: Q&A with Michael Neufeld
January 15, 2019
The following is a Q&A with Michael Neufeld, author of Spaceflight, a recent title in the Essential Knowledge series (EKS) and the EKS Book of the Month for January 2019.